Lindsay Clancy hearing takeaways: Retrial news, surprising defense strategy

PLYMOUTH, MA − Lindsay Clancy's case returned to a Massachusetts courtroom Tuesday for a brief hearing that left the future of her case uncertain.

The court date follows a high-profile mistrial in early September and a flurry of legal maneuverings by her defense team. Defense attorney Kevin Reddington argued Sept. 29 that prosecutors failed to prove that Clancy killed her three young children and urged the court to find her not guilty. Reddington called the investigation into the killings "ridiculous" and the evidence "woefully deficient."

"Where's the evidence that she did this?" Reddington said.

Arguing for the prosecution, Assistant District Attorney Shanan Buckingham opposed Reddington's motion and called the argument that Clancy didn't kill her children "laughable." Prosecutors have not yet said whether they intend to retry Clancy for first-degree murder, lower the charges or drop the case altogether and a spokesperson for the Plymouth County District Attorney's Office declined to confirm whether Clancy will face first-degree murder charges moving forward.

Both sides declined to set a date for a potential retrial as they await Judge William Sullivan's ruling on several defense motions. Clancy's defense team has also filed a motion to dismiss the charges against her altogether and launch…

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